Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time changes of wave direction are imposed on waves by the sea bottom interfering with the flow pattern in the waves , but these directional changes are considered later on . |
| 2 | However , its location and release of new energies within a literary text are based on discoveries of how that text negotiated its own culture . |
| 3 | Although the reference to memory is not as direct as in the other questions it is clear that such decisions at the strategical level are based on memory in at least two separate ways . |
| 4 | Submissions for the European award are based on self-appraisal , whereby a company carries out a systematic review and measurement of its operations . |
| 5 | Details of new Professional Development Awards in engineering practice and in building are given on page 3 . |
| 6 | This letter , based on expediency and written in a hurry , without any of the proper backing of parliamentary statute , has continued to dictate the terms whereby millions of pounds of public money are spent on land drainage , right up until the mid-1980s . |
| 7 | Vast sums of money are spent on pedigree dogs , and one would imagine these valuable animals will enjoy a secure home for life . |
| 8 | Yacht manufacturers should be more concerned with sailing excitement , performance and safety than providing standard internal lay-outs ; acres of teak are lavished on hulls which have insufficient ballast , heavy displacement and low ‘ sail areas . |
| 9 | At present , promotion decisions in teaching are based on evidence from bland references , stilted interviews and lists of in-service training courses attended . |
| 10 | Details of the programme are given on page 62 . |
| 11 | Does that not give an absolute lie to the belief that the Opposition are united on Europe ? |
| 12 | Some of the findings of this research are based on evidence from the young people themselves . |
| 13 | The findings from this study are based on responses from 300 people ( 177 women and 123 men ) , 100 of whom have also been interviewed ; this group has been disabled for between 20 and 80 years ( Zarb , 1991b ; Zarb and Oliver , 1991 , 1992 ) . |
| 14 | The Arms of Portadown College are based on charges from the Arms of the Obins and Montagu families . |
| 15 | If , however , the primary purpose is to train scientists , then the criteria used to select candidates might in future be based on peer review of the departments , and a personal assessment of those candidates , rather than on the putative scientific value of the projects submitted for consideration . |
| 16 | If , however , the primary purpose is to train scientists , then the criteria used to select candidates might in future be based on peer review of the departments , and a personal assessment of those candidates , rather than on the putative scientific value of the projects submitted for consideration . |
| 17 | In this manner the TSE 's JGB future can in effect be traded on LIFFE without actually being fungible between the two exchanges . |
| 18 | Longitudinal sonograms of the gall bladder were recorded on film . |
| 19 | For diehard election party-poopers , however , there is still time to book into the election-free break being offered on Lundy Island , the National Trust 's island in the Bristol Channel . |
| 20 | I 'm delighted to welcome you I 'm sure you 'll be at home with one accord being sung on Sunday night . |
| 21 | Measures to deal with the violence were announced on Sept. 15 , in an operation code-named " Iron fist " . |
| 22 | Opposition demands for a national conference on the country 's political future were denounced on June 1 by the secretary-general of the ruling PDCI , Laurent Dona Fologo , who told a rally in Abidjan that " the national conference is called the National Assembly " . |
| 23 | Steve Hagger , a director , says the mounting list of creditors can be blamed on the fact Brandmakers was victim of a fraud being perpetrated on companies in search of cash to help them ride the recession . |
| 24 | The objectives for this CAI programme were based on findings from a study which identified errors commonly contributing to unsuccessful LCS searches . |
| 25 | Socialism is against violence being used on nations . |
| 26 | But socialism is in general against violence being used on people . |
| 27 | Two crewmen of the UK Royal Air Force were killed on Aug. 17 , 1989 , when their Tornado jet crashed into the North Sea near Humberside , just two miles from the spot where three others had been killed in a mid-air collision involving similar aircraft on Aug. 14 , bringing to 24 the number of Tornados lost in British airspace since 1983 . |
| 28 | The products of bleomycin cleavage and DNase I digestion were separated on 40cm long 9% polyacrylamide gels containing 8M urea . |
| 29 | The products of digestion were resolved on 8% 40cm long polyacrylamide gels containing 8M urea . |
| 30 | Over 60 people detained in connection with a November 1990 coup attempt were released on March 2 . |